May 8, 2024 U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigation into Anti-Semitism at Berkeley K-12 Schools Contact: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 l nicole@rosencomm.com ADL, Todd Gutnick 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org Washington, D.C., May 7, 2024: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint that the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) failed to address non-stop “severe and persistent” bullying […] Highlights Press Releases
May 7, 2024 Jewish Groups Support High School’s Efforts to Ban Screening of Antisemitic Film Steve Gosset, American Jewish Committee, gossets@ajc.org, 917-596-3529Guila Franklin Siegel, JCRC of Greater Washington, gfsiegel@jcouncil.org, 301-651-2625Nicole Rosen, Brandeis Center, Nicole@rosencomm.com, 202-309-5724 Washington, D.C., May 7, 2024—A coalition of Jewish groups today said it backed a Washington, D.C. high school’s decision to ban the screening of a documentary that traffics in antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories, at […] Highlights Press Releases
May 7, 2024 Lawsuit targets rampant antisemitism in NYC public school CONTACT: Jim Walden, 212-335-2031 As students glorify Adolf Hitler and chant “Fuck the Jews,”DOE accused of empowering student bigots. NEW YORK (May 3, 2024) – Today, Walden Macht & Haran and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit against Origins High School, the City of New York, the New […] Highlights Press Releases
May 7, 2024 SNOWBALLING ANTI-SEMITISM PROMPTS BRANDEIS CENTER/ADL TO EXPAND CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT AGAINST BERKELEY K-12 SCHOOLS Contact: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 l nicole@rosencomm.com ADL, Todd Gutnick 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today expanded their complaint against the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), sounding the alarm that the already-hostile environment for Jewish […] Highlights Press Releases
May 2, 2024 ADL and Brandeis Center File Title VI Complaint Against UMass-Amherst, Alleging Pervasive Antisemitic Climate for Jewish Students Media Contact: Nicole Rosen, nicole@rosencomm.com, 202-309-5724 Complaint claims school failed to protect students, including after violent antisemitic assault May 2, 2024 – ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today announced that they submitted a formal complaint against the University of Massachusetts Amherst with the U.S. Department […] Highlights Press Releases
May 2, 2024 BRANDEIS CENTER: IHRA “GAME-CHANGING” FOR JEWISH STUDENTS Legislation Codifies Marcus’ 2004 Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2024) – Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law Founder and Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives’ approval of the long-awaited Anti-Semitism Awareness Act (AAA) to combat “soaring” anti-Semitism on college […] Highlights Press Releases
April 9, 2024 Brandeis Center, StandWithUs & ADL File Title VI Complaint Against Ohio State, Alleging Pervasive Antisemitic Climate for Jewish Students Complaint claims OSU repeatedly failed to address incidents, leaving students vulnerable Contacts: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen | 202-309-5724 | Nicole@rosencomm.com StandWithUs, Jennifer Kutner, 310-245-4109 | jenniferk@standwithus.com ADL, Todd Gutnick | 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org New York, NY (April 9, 2024) – Three Jewish defense organizations today submitted a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office […] Highlights Press Releases
March 1, 2024 The Brandeis Center Welcomes New Staff Washington, D.C. (March 1, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to welcome three new staff members to its rapidly expanding team: Senior Education Counsel Marci Lerner Miller, New York Senior Counsel David M. Dince, and Senior Counsel Robin N. Pick. The addition of three more attorneys […] Highlights Press Releases
February 29, 2024 Brandeis Center/ADL/StandWithUs Launch Pro Bono K-12 Anti-Semitism Helpline Contact: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ADL, Todd Gutnick 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org StandWithUs, Jennifer Kutner, 310-245-4109, jenniferk@standwithus.org Washington, D.C., Feb. 29, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), and StandWithUs, along with four leading law firms, today announced a new pilot helpline to provide pro bono legal […] Highlights Press Releases Press Room
February 28, 2024 Brandeis Center/ADL File Federal Complaint Against Berkeley K-12 Schools for ‘Severe and Persistent’ Anti-Semitic Bullying Contact: Brandeis Center, Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ADL, Todd Gutnick 212-885-7755 | adlmedia@adl.org Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for failing […] Highlights Press Releases
November 28, 2023 BRANDEIS CENTER SUES UC BERKELEY FOR “LONGSTANDING, UNCHECKED SPREAD OF ANTI-SEMITISM” (11/28/23) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Once a Beacon of Civil Rights, Berkeley Now Home to Physical Intimidation and Violence Against Jews and 23 Orgs that Ban “Zionists” Washington, D.C., Nov. 28, 2023: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is suing the University of California (UC) Regents, UC President Michael Drake, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, and other […] Press Releases
November 27, 2023 JOIN ‘THE BRANDIS CENTER’ AND ‘JEWISH AMERICANS FOR FAIRNESS IN EDUCATION’ Washington, D.C. (November 27, 2023) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (the Brandeis Center or LDB) today announces its relaunch as a membership organization, as well as the launch of its sister grassroots membership organization, Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (JAFE). Membership is free. Those who want to join the Brandeis Center and […] Press Releases Press Room
November 20, 2023 U.S. Department of Education Officially Opens Civil Rights Investigation into University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College; UPenn Case Complaint Filed by Brandeis Center and Wellesley Complaint Filed by Brandeis and Jewish on Campus For Immediate Release November 16, 2023 Contact: Alex Sommer, alex@tuskstrategies.com Brandeis Center Seeks Detailed Remedies to Address Emboldened Anti-Semitism on College Campuses Washington, D.C. (November 16, 2023) – Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education announced it would open an investigation into the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College for their […] Press Releases
November 14, 2023 Brandeis Center Files Two Title VI Civil Rights Complaints with the U.S. Department of Education Addressing Growing Discrimination and Hostility against Jewish Students at the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College; Partners with Jewish on Campus on Wellesley Complaint For Immediate Release November 10, 2023 Contact: Alex Sommer, alex@tuskstrategies.com Brandeis Center Files Two Title VI Civil Rights Complaints with the U.S. Department of Education Addressing Growing Discrimination and Hostility against Jewish Students at the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College; Partners with Jewish on Campus on Wellesley Complaint Brandeis Center Seeks Detailed Remedies to Address Emboldened Anti-Semitism on […] Press Releases
November 6, 2023 Leading Jewish Organizations and Law Firms Launch Legal Protection Helpline for Campus Antisemitism Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 New effort to provide pro bono legal services to Jewish students facing antisemitism November 6, 2023 (Washington, D.C.) – Hillel International, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP today announced the Campus Antisemitism Legal Line (CALL), a free legal […] Press Releases
October 30, 2023 Harvard Touts Professor Who Discriminated Against Israeli Students (press release) Washington, D.C. (October 30, 2023): In response to a complaint from the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, made public for the first time today, Harvard University found that a professor at its Kennedy School discriminated against three Jewish Israeli graduate students in violation of Harvard and Kennedy School policies and federal civil rights guidance under […] Press Releases
October 22, 2023 Broad Jewish Community – ADL, AJC, Brandeis Center, Conference of Presidents, JFNA, Hillel, ICC – Instructs 500+ Universities of Legal Obligation to Protect Jewish Students From SJP 10/12 Day of Resistance Washington, D.C. (October 12, 2023): The Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Conference of Presidents, Hillel, and numerous others today sent a strongly worded warning to more than 500 university presidents of specific actions they must take under the law to protect Jewish and Israeli students from the fallout of […] Press Releases
October 11, 2023 New Brandeis Center Fact Sheet on Understanding Hate Crimes Washington, D.C. (October 6, 2023) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law responded to the growth of anti-Jewish hate crimes with an important new resource: a fact sheet on understanding hate crime laws in America. The Fact Sheet outlines what a hate crime is; who is most commonly targeted for hate crimes in […] Press Releases
September 29, 2023 THE BRANDEIS CENTER HIRES CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL FELLOW ALEXANDRA RINDENOW (PRESS RELEASE) Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2023) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexandra Rindenow as the organization’s newest Civil Rights Legal Fellow. Ms. Rindenow, a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, will assist with an array of legal duties and policy […] Press Releases
September 29, 2023 BRANDEIS CENTER COMMENDS BIDEN FOR DECISION TO EMBRACE ONCE-CONSIDERED CONTROVERSIAL ‘MARCUS DOCTRINE’ TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM (PRESS RELEASE) Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2023): Kenneth L. Marcus, founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration’s declaration that eight federal agencies will utilize Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to combat anti-Semitism, as Marcus […] Press Releases
June 21, 2023 Former Brandeis Center Fellow Appointed to Virginia Antisemitism Task Force Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2023): The Brandeis Center is delighted to share with our supporters that Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares appointed former Brandeis Center JIGSAW Fellow Joel Taubman to be a member of his Antisemitism Task Force. . Taubman served as a law clerk, then as a JIGSAW Fellow, at the Brandeis Center while studying at the George […] Press Releases Press Room